Title :
Modelocked Cr3+:LiSr0.8Ca0.2AlF6 laser producing 150 fs pulses
Author :
Wa, P.L.K. ; Chai, B.H.T. ; Miller, Alice
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. in Electro-Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Mode-locked operation has been achieved in a CW pumped Cr3+:LiSr0.8Ca0.2AlF6 laser. Pulses of 150 fs duration were directly generated from the actively mode-locked laser. A CW krypton laser operating with 1 W in the red was used to pump the 15 mm long crystal.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; chromium; laser mode locking; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 1 W; 150 fs; 200 mW; 800 to 900 nm; CW Kr pump laser; LiSr 0.8Ca 0.2AlF 6:Cr 3+ laser; actively mode-locked laser; femtosecond pulse generation; solid state lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911455
